Review: Auld, Covey, and Freeland

Who was Thomas Auld?  FD’s master  Lived in St. Michaels, Maryland  Major Problems: alcoholic, anger issues  Not Born Slave Owner  Poor Owner: whipped & starved slaves  Religious (Methodist)

Who was Edward Covey?  “Slave Breaker”: paid to train FD over 1 year  Poor white; needed his reputation  Sneaky, sensitive to what others think, violent, uncaring  Religious (unknown religion)  Lived in St. Michaels, Maryland

Who was William Freeland  Educated Southern “gentleman”  Honest, less attitude, less violent (FD never whipped by him)  Small Farmer: paid T. Auld for FD’s services for two years  Better slave owner: no beatings, plenty of food